Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2023.2169029
Tomas Cole
Astro Awani. (2015, 16 September). Ini Bukan Zaman Batu, Keluar Johor Jika Rasis – Sultan Johor. https:// www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/ini-bukan-zaman-batu-keluar-johor-jika-rasis-sultan-johor-73505 . Shils, E. (1957). Primordial, personal, sacred, and civil ties: Some particular observations on the relationships of sociological research and theory, British Journal of Sociology, 8(2), 130–145.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2023.2169037
Wilbert W. W. Wong
Refugee Camps’), Kirsten McConnachie presents an important reminder of the potential dangers of outside intervention in functional customary systems. She shows how in the case of Karen refugee camps, international actors have exerted influence over these systems, sometimes to the detriment of refugees. McConnachie argues that while, in the past, colonial powers envisaged transformation of these systems, this quest has been taken over by development organisations focused on ‘good governance’ and ‘rule of law’ (319). Her ethnographic work compellingly illustrates how a reform agenda, constructed without refugees as active participants, led to the marginalisation of existing ‘camp justice’ and foreign domination over ‘justice’. Not surprisingly, these reforms ‘had a number of negative consequences, leading to conflict and resentment between the refugee population and international agencies’ (316). McConnachie’s chapter presents important lessons for this particular moment, should local law and governance systems in Myanmar be offered increased foreign assistance. While outside financial support has been recognised as crucial for the survival of the democracy movement, such support (as well as other non-monetary kinds) needs to be based on a thorough understanding of local law and governance systems. This edited volume is one step towards such a better understanding and should be read by scholars, policy practitioners, and development experts alike, providing in-depth insights into the actors and systems that exert influence over local life and everyday access to justice. As Myanmar enters its second year of resistance, the democracy movement has recognised the resilience of local justice and governance systems in the quest for constitution building. Even when the military attacks these very structures, it is in those same systems that resistance is found and where international support, based on well-grounded understandings, can play a role. As part of the countrywide claim to democratic leadership, systems of local administration have entered another fierce era of enhanced state evasion.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2022.2163979
Y. Takao
ABSTRACT This article examines the roles that local actors play in driving a transition to multicultural co-living, drawing on the lessons learned from the experience of two Japanese municipalities in facilitating civic and political participation by non-citizens. It seeks to ascertain the factors that drive the transition to forms of local inclusion that foster the rights of foreign nationals to civic and political participation. Effective transitions to inclusiveness in these Japanese cities, the article finds, resulted largely from effective policy entrepreneurship and leadership, which I argue was produced by forward-looking local mayors, ethnic associations, and support groups. Given their lack of voice at the national level, the two municipalities in this study had previously had little option but to act on the pressing need to extend the rights of civic and political participation to foreign residents in their local communities. Despite differences in their circumstances, the two cities both had the skills and drive to overcome challenges and seize opportunities at the local level that effected real change for their inclusive communities.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2023.2169035
T. Morris‐Suzuki
groundbreaking research that enrich trauma studies through both historical and ethnographical accounts of trauma and the healing process. In addition to each contributor’s detailed archival research and analyses of careful ethnographic recordings, some chapters’ close attention to gendered experience of trauma makes the volume a great contribution to trauma studies as well. Traumatic Pasts in Asia will be an illuminating resource for students and researchers of trauma studies in the disciplines of history, ethnography, gender studies and medicine beyond the confines of Asian studies.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2023.2169033
Ray Qu
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Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2023.2169031
P. Jain
Ogle, a Methodist missionary and labour educator who was expelled by the Park regime in the 1970s. To my astonishment, Hwang cites my reporting on Korean labour struggles that I’d written for US publications, and key parts of his narrative on Gwangju are based on US documents I first obtained in 1996. He includes me in a small list of journalists, scholars, and activists who ‘contend that when faced with looming regional instability and threats to American domination, the United States prioritized its geopolitical interests over the mission of promoting democracy’ (186). Long after South Korea’s democracy was won, I would argue, that is still the position of the United States.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2023.2169034
T. Shorrock
(the second Industrial Revolution) was characterised by the development of the telegraph, railroad networks, gas and water supply, sewage systems, electrical power and telephones. The third wave (the third Industrial Revolution) laid the groundwork for the digital revolution, and the fourth wave, the era of the ‘Super Digital Age', will be accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, the third wave was already fading, as indicated by the general stagnation of most countries’ economies. Lee and Park note that over the past decade there has been a marked shift from manufacturing to service provision (125). Advanced economies have focused on providing ‘skill-intensive services, information and data, and the internet’ (127). The shift to the service sector was triggered by outsourcing manufacturing processes overseas, where manufacturing was relatively low cost. Therefore, skilled service provision is what China and other Asian nations must exploit to remain relevant and competitive in the global economy. China is already exploiting this new dimension, with China-based companies Alibaba and TikTok competing with US tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook. The availability of the internet has ensured that even as the world moves towards a more deglobalised economy, the globalisation of information cannot be reversed. Deglobalisation only impacts the movement of physical goods and human resources, not information. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly accelerated this development by pushing people to perform most of their work and business transactions online, a development that has remained even as COVID restrictions are eased globally. Additionally, Asian countries are rapidly shifting from low-tech manufacturers and exporters to consumers of these products. Higher living standards and greater purchasing power have pushed Asian nations towards regionalisation to counter the adverse effects of deglobalisation. These countries have also established themselves as innovation hubs with brands such as Samsung Electronics and LG leading fifth-generation (5G) wireless telecommunications technology and artificial intelligence. Post-Covid Asia provides valuable insights into the changing face of the global economy and its implications for future relations between Eastern and Western nations. Its comprehensive analysis of the fourth wave of globalisation and its expected impact on how the world handles transactions and business interactions makes it an exciting and informative read. The book is worth reading for academics keen on gaining more insight into how COVID has changed global business and how nations can position themselves to remain competitive.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-15DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2022.2155108
Xin Su, N. Harrison, R. Moloney
ABSTRACT Since its implementation in 2000, the inland Xinjiang senior secondary school class policy (Xinjiangban policy) has promoted and funded middle-school students, mostly ethnic minorities from Xinjiang, to attend boarding schools in predominantly Han-populated cities throughout eastern China. The purpose of this policy is to improve ethnic minority students’ political, economic, and cultural status, enhance ethnic unity, and promote Chinese nationalism. Existing literature on this policy has commonly focused on students’ experiences in school contexts, interpreting ethnic minority students’ identity from a dualist either/or perspective. Less is known about how this policy has influenced and impacted students’ self-perceptions in their everyday practices. This article draws on the work of Sedikides and Brewer, which defines identity at three different levels – individual, relational, and collective – to provide a multi-layered understanding of identity formation and change in Xinjiangban students. The findings show that these students experience feelings of uncertainty and alienation in their educational journey, and that their identity shifts according to contexts and expectations that derive from multiple sources including self, others, and community.
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